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June 7, 2023

What is ageism and how can we stop it?

Let's look at ageism, what is is, how it shows up and what we can all do to combat it. ...

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March 17, 2023

Benefits of volunteering in aged care

Volunteering is a way to make a difference and there are so many different ways to get involved. ...

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December 27, 2022

IRT Macarthur resident Maureen Loveday on giving a helping hand

Maureen Loveday is IRT Macarthur’s auxiliary president and she gets a lot of satisfaction from hel ...

Resident Stories

December 27, 2022

IRT Greenwell Gardens resident Ve Rao on resilience and giving back

IRT Greenwell Gardens resident Ve Rao talks about what makes her resilient and how COVID inspired he ...

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December 23, 2022

Volunteering with a difference | HARS Air Museum

The Historical Aviation Restoration Society, or HARS, is a volunteer-led organisation that runs one ...

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December 22, 2022

Meet David: volunteer driver at IRT Dalmeny Aged Care Centre

Getting people to where they need to be is at the heart of David's volunteering work and he gets a l ...

Giving Back

December 8, 2022

Age Matters: Helping Homeless

Over the last decade, the number of older homeless people increased by 49%. Find out more about Age ...

Giving Back

July 27, 2022

The power of volunteering

To celebrate National Volunteer Week 2018 (21-27 May) IRT recognised its volunteers by launching an ...

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July 20, 2022

6 ways to empower older adults

If you have an older person in your life, one of the most caring things you can do is help them feel ...

Resident Stories

September 17, 2021

A knit and a yarn for a good cause

Have you got any spare wool tucked up the back of a cupboard? IRT Seaview Knitters and Natters Group ...

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